Big Ricks Swim Team – hopefully in just a few days these amazing people will be swimming the Channel – all to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support (day to be confirmed).

To donate – please visit their just giving page – https://www.justgiving.com/teams/bigricks

They have smashed through their target – total currently sits at £7,234.37 🙂

For more information on their journey – including some spectaculr photos from their recent night swim please see their blog –https://bigrickchannelswimteam.blogspot.co.uk/

Swim Coach – Level 2

Organisation                Perry Beeches SSS Swimming Club

Job Type                      Permanent

Working Hours            Part time

Location                      North Birmingham

Closing Date                26^th August 2016

Perry Beeches SSS is an established club with sections ranging from Learn to swim, through Junior League to Seniors and Masters Squads.

We are now looking to appoint a Coach who is passionate about swimming to coach our Senior and Masters Sections.

We are looking for a Level 2 coach who we believe has the right attributes and aspirations. We will encourage such a candidate and support them in their further developments.

We are based at Perry Beeches Leisure Complex and also utilise facilities in Erdington and Handsworth. This vacancy is an opportunity to develop a successful Senior Squad and build on the successes of the Masters Squad

The successful candidate will

• Be qualified to at least UKCC Level 2
• Be passionate, enthusiastic and inspiring to swimmers and parents
• Be a good communicator
• Computer literate with good administration skills
• Hold clean CRB/DBS check through the ASA and hold current Safeguarding Certificate
• Be proactive in personal development and attending CPD courses
• Have the ability to coach swimmers throughout the whole range of their competitive careers

We can offer you

• A role in an ASA affiliated Swim 21 Accredited Club
• A passionate and committed team
• An extensive and oversubscribed learn to swim programme

Big Beeches well done to the small band of Beeches swimmers who took part in this weekend’s Wolverhampton SC Open Meet. It was a well organised meet, but rather warm on poolside for all – the joys of British Summer weather at the side of a pool!

Taking part this weekend were Becky Gulliver, who got a Gold medal in the 50 Backstroke, Bronze medals in the 100 Free, 200 Butterfly and 50 Free, and 4th places in the 200 Free, 50 Butterfly, 200 Backstroke and 100 Backstroke. Lewis Carless, who won a Bronze medal in the 200 Butterfly, and came 4th in the 200 I.M. Ella Payne, who came 4th in the 100 Butterfly; and Daniel Cox, who came 5th in the 100 Breaststroke. Other swimmers over the weekend were Mason Carless and Daniel Job (who managed 3 personal best times on Saturday in his swims!).

 They kept up their spirits at lunchtime with a short trip to the park….!

Congratulations to all who took part.

Olympic and Paralympic swimmers are backing The Food Champions, a new campaign that shares the eating habits and refuelling secrets of leading athletes with fitness enthusiasts, and people who play sports at all levels. For swimmers the recipes are Josef Craig’s tasty Tyneside Taqine, Fran Halsall’s Fuel for the Pool Porridge, Ellie Simmonds’ Mouth watering Mackerel and Beetroot Salad, and Hannah Miley’s Gold Breakfast Bar.

For more info go to: http://www.thefoodchampions.co.uk